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These were the Presidents and Heads of State from when Nigeria received it independence to date. History has recorded their names as rulers. But how did they influence the people they governed. Here is what the Influencer Nigeria has uncovered about each of these individuals.

Nnamdi Azikiwe PC Cropped

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe

1963 -1966

Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi

Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

1966 - 1966

General Murtala Muhammed

General Murtala Muhammed

1975 – 1976

General Olusegun Obasanjo

General Olusegun Obasanjo

1976 - 1979 & 1999 – 2007

Shehu Shagari

Shehu Shagari

1979 – 1983

Major General Muhammed Buhari

Major General Muhammed Buhari

1983 – 1985 & 2015 - 2023

General Ibrahim Babangida

General Ibrahim Babangida

1985 - 1993

Chief Ernest Shonekan

Chief Ernest Shonekan

1993 – 1993

General Sani Abacha

General Sani Abacha

1993 - 1998

Umaru Musa Yar Adua

Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua

2007 – 2010

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

2010 – 2010 & 2010 – 2015

Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu

2023 - Present

America Welcomes Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa (1961)

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